A great book for us moms!

I just finished reading a great book. It's a book about mothering and it follows the journey of 2 different moms raising 2 different girls. I would encourage you to read this book...it shares the purpose in persevering as a mom, being consistent and most importantly following God's truth in raising your children. It also shares the consequences of taking the other road. Anyway, it was an encouragement to me and if you enjoy reading Christian Fiction like I do...this would be a great book for you to enjoy too! Happy Reading!

**I'd like to add that Roxanne Henke is a great Christian author from ND. She has other books also and I'd recommend that you read them too! :)

My Little Rascal Can Be Helpful Too!!!

He has plenty of rascally moments, but he is still too darn cute to resist! He LOVES helping us set the table. This is a great treat for Josiah and Alayna who get out of doing one of their jobs for now. :) Anyway, I figured I needed to balance out my blogs about how rascally he is with ones that show just how precious he is too!

Where's Our Big Brother???

It's an exciting time when Josiah comes home from school...he gets a heroes welcome everyday!

The Letter "L"

This week for the letter "L," we took Ephesians 4:29 from the LHT version of the Bible. That is the Loose Holder's Translation.

"Let no bad words come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for others."

After our dancing and verse memorization, we got out the mega blocks. We went around the circle saying nice things to each other trying to make the other towers taller. So, when Josiah said something nice to Alayna, then Alayna got a block on her tower and so on. We went around the circle a couple times so that each person had about 6 blocks in their tower. Then we told the kids we were going to play some basketball on the hoop in the basement. As we played, we listened carefully to what the kids said. When Josiah said to Alayna, "That shot is sooooo simple," he lost a block because he was not being helpful to her. He did not like that. When Alayna said, "Daddy's losing!" She lost a block and did not like that. After a few minutes of gaining a block for each "good job!" and losing a block for bad words, they began searching for chances to say "Good Job!" It didn't take long for encouraging words to fly around the room. After this went on for awhile we all huddled together and talked about how much better it was to say and hear good words. To end our time, Josiah prayed.

A Powerful Song...

This has become one of my new favorite songs, it's so powerful. Just today I watched the video created with the song...even though the video portrays the sin of adultery, the "Slow Fade" in your/my life can be so many other things that you/I allow into your/my home or life that causes a "Slow Fade" away from a passionate relationship with Jesus. I've been asking the Lord to show me what things in my life could cause a "Slow Fade"....I challenge you to ask the same question...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-8SYA6rfbs

What a Rascal!

You know it's your 3rd child when you take a picture before getting them off of the tall stool. He has realized that the stools and chairs are great tools in helping him get things he can't reach...the fridge, the sink, things on the counter...so far the sink is his favorite (just like the other 2 kids), but there are great treasures in the fridge and so this may soon change. He keeps me on my toes!

**a little side note about my favorite rascal...no biting incidents at MOPS or in nursery this past week...it has gotten MUCH better...I LOVE vinegar!! (thankfully Seth doesn't!!)

Friday Funnies!

Dear friends came to visit on Friday afternoon. The day before we had a few inches of snow ...again! Anyway, my dear hubby cleared the driveway the night before...however, on Friday, there was some snow at the end of the driveway that you needed to 'gun it' to get through due to the wonderful snow plows. Anyway, Heather made it through with no problems and she and I were chatting while the kids played...then I got a phone call from Amy..."Michelle, I'm stuck at the end of your driveway"...thankfully Heather and I are strong :) and we were ready to come to her rescue. We got bundled up and out we went, ready to rescue her. We got in position to give her a good push...she put it in reverse...1, 2, 3.... PUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHH...nothing happened...not even an inch (although we were laughing quite hard!)...try again 1, 2, 3.... PUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHH...nothing (laughing even harder now!)...we tried to shovel out her tire...we laid out sand because her tire was on snow (I'm sure we were quite the sight!!), we were feeling quite smart, but having NO success moving the van even a tiny inch. We realized...we needed man power...thankfully, my neighbor was there to rescue us. He came ready to help...got down on his belly, shoveled out all the snow from under her bumper with his arm/hand and then he alone gave it a push when Amy put it in reverse...she backed right out...no problems! Good laughs were had by all...and when we went into the house all 6 kids were still in one piece and doing well!

We were able to celebrate Gavin's 5th Birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Gav!
Only 363 sleeps until you turn 6! :)Pretty girls all dressed up!